Extending Display from HP Elitebook with only one HDMI Port

[colossus1611]

Hello Fellow HP Community Members,

I have been struggling to find a solution to a problem which I didn't see coming when i bought a second monitor to extend my Laptop Display. The HP Elitebook has only one HDMI port and I thought the HDMI splitter would help solve the problem of trying to extend this display over to two different monitor screens, but it did not work. 

How do I extend my laptop screen (with extend being the key word, not mirror or replicate) out of one HDMI port that I have?

Thank you.

[banhien]

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@colossus1611 wrote:

...I thought the HDMI splitter would help solve the problem of trying to extend this display over to two different monitor screens, but it did not work. 

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@colossus1611 

No, the HDMI splitter gives you duplicate screens, not extent because both screens come from one source. 

Your machine has USB Type-C (Thunderbolt) port. You can use that port to connect to more than one monitor using daisy chain.

On my Elitebook 840 G5 machine (has same ports of the 850 G5), I actually use  USB 3.1 Gen 1 port (which is type A) to connect to an old (7 years old) DiaplayLink Certified USB-A dock (sorry I can't find its model anywhere, only DisplayLink Certified sticker at its right, few ports at the front and few ports at its back including two monitor ports)

Regards.

[colossus1611]

Thanks Banhien.

Not sure what you mean by daisy chaining though - which multiple adaptors would do it? I searched around for a few Thunderbold/ USB C type to HDMI but none of them seem to have multiple HDMI ports. So I guess you might be suggesting that I need to use USB port perhaps on one of them or perhaps one which has another USB C type port on it and daisy chain another adapter to it. Wouldn't be neat or cheap either but perhaps the only solution. Two of these perhaps - https://www.getdget.com.au/8-in-1-type-c-hub-adapter-docking-station.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIuZqXhuWp...

Forgot to mention though, my other display is legacy one with VGA port as well as HDMI. I assume something like this - https://www.catch.com.au/product/2-in-1-usb-type-c-usb-c-to-female-hub-hdmi-vga-cable-display-adapte...can work then?